Coarctate
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Coarctate is an adjective meaning (medicine) Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
Meaning
(medicine) Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
More Meanings
- (entomology) (of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium.
- (obsolete) To press together; to crowd.
- (obsolete) To restrain; to confine.
Word Forms
- coarctates
- coarctating
- coarctated
Synonyms for coarctate
Depending on context, synonyms include enclosed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include enclosed, pupa, cramp, coronary, cinctured, cabined.
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